Osteocephalus taurinus Steindachner, 1862 is a animal in the Hylidae family, order Anura, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Osteocephalus taurinus Steindachner, 1862

Osteocephalus taurinus Steindachner, 1862

Osteocephalus taurinus is a frog species with distinct size and skin differences between adult males and females, and defined color patterns.

Family
Genus
Osteocephalus
Order
Anura
Class
Amphibia

About Osteocephalus taurinus Steindachner, 1862

For adult Osteocephalus taurinus, males have a snout-vent length ranging from 71 to 92 mm, while adult females range from 90 to 101 mm. Male frogs have warty skin, and female frogs have smooth skin. The dorsal skin of this frog is colored light brown to dark brown. Some individuals have a light brown stripe running down the center of the back. The hind legs bear dark brown transverse stripes. The eye iris is gold with black reticulation, and the belly ranges from cream to whitish in color.

Photo: (c) Jose Cueva Santos, all rights reserved, uploaded by Jose Cueva Santos

Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Amphibia Anura Hylidae Osteocephalus

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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